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Devenish Round Tower

Devenish Island, Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh

A perfect round tower on an island monastery.

Devenish Island was home to a monastery founded by St Molaise in the 500s. Its round tower is one of the best preserved in Ireland, complete with its conical stone cap and a ring of carved heads below the roof.

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When
1100s
Where
54.3690, -7.6640
Group
Towers & follies

Visiting

Ferries run from Trory Point in summer.

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